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The number of prescription drug shortages in the U.S. fell by 23% last year, but a new analysis found other troubling signs about medicines in short supply.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Glucosamine -- a popular supplement used for joint pain -- was associated with faster progression to Alzheimer's disease and worse survival among Alzheimer's patients, a retrospective study of electronic health records suggested...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Having multiple comorbidities or being transferred from a referring hospital was linked to a greater risk of severe illness in children hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs), according to a Canadian retrospective...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The first dedicated U.S. guideline for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome makes a big push to unite primary and specialty care in managing large swaths of the population. The American Heart Association (AHA) and...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Non-myeloablative haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a more cost-effective strategy compared with gene therapy for treating sickle cell disease (SCD), researchers found. Their cost...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Treatment with investigational elecoglipron led to weight loss in people with obesity and improved glucose control in those with type 2 diabetes, a pair of global phase II randomized trials showed. In the dose...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- For the first time since the late 1990s, the FDA has approved a new active ingredient for sunscreens. Approved as an over-the-counter (OTC) product for use by adults and children, bemotrizinol is a non-mineral broad-spectrum...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The White Plains, New York-based Burke Neurological Institute ceased research operations, citing funding problems, The Transmitter reported. A global brain bank study illustrated how genetic variants were associated with Parkinson...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Working at the faculty practice of a large academic medical center -- the primary outpatient teaching site for 140 internal medicine residents -- can be a tough place to inspire. They spend one quarter of their residency...
Read full article →A key legislative panel voted Tuesday to bar the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from spending funds on a controversial prior authorization pilot.
Read full article →The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association released a new policy platform, which includes six ways it says that federal policymakers can support lower drug costs.
Read full article →The Orange County Medi-Cal plan said it would tap its reserves to support hospitals and specialists whose financial stability is threatened by Medicaid funding and eligibility changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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